NURS 224 - Culture, Health and Illness

3 Credits

Exploration of sociocultural dimensions of diversity. Examination of cultural values, beliefs and practices that influence health and illness, with concurrent identification of nursing care implications. Analysis of historical and current perspectives on healthcare delivery. Discussion of healthcare disparities that disproportionately affect marginalized populations. Identification of nurses roles and responsibilities as caregivers, educators, and advocates to improve health outcomes for all clients.

Pre-requisite(s) NURS 103 min 2.5 or acceptance into the LPN to RN Bridge Program
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program NURS
FeesNC

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve Fourth quarter RN students and first quarter LPN-RN students
Active Date 20220330T15:34:38

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 36
Contact Hours: Lecture 33
Total Contact Hours 33
Degree Distributions:
AA

Diversity & Globalism

ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Culturally Sensitive Care
Cultural Perspectives on Health and Illness
Professional Self-Awareness: The Nursing Culture
Legal Principles and Cultural Considerations
Ethics, Bioethics and Cultural Considerations
Caring for a diverse population

Student Learning Outcomes
Critical Thinking: Compare and contrast influences of personally and interrelationally diverse values, beliefs and practices in health and illness.

Communication: Describe approaches to reduce barriers to effective communication while promoting inclusivity and understanding.

Diversity: Formulate an effective argument for future healthcare access and delivery needs based on current and historical factors that influence health and illness among diverse/marginalized populations.

Nursing Process: Describe approaches to improving health outcomes among diverse/marginalized populations, using the nursing process as a framework.

Safe Practice: Discuss strategies for health risk reduction on regional, national and global levels.

Professionalism: Analyze cultural variations related to legal/ethical principles and their implications for healthcare.